| Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 30, 1997 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: Qualcomm Stadium Attendance: 54245 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 57 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ed McCaffrey 4 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Rod Smith 5 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Tony Martin 4 pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 5 run (Jason Elam kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Steve Atwater 22 interception return (Jason Elam kick) | 28 | 7 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Metcalf 83 punt return (Greg Davis kick) | 28 | 14 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Ed McCaffrey 21 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 35 | 14 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Brown 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 35 | 21 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jason Elam 32 FG | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Metcalf 11 pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick) | 38 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 63 | LOG | David Diaz-Infante |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 77 | ROT | Tony Jones |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 34 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 23 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 80 | WR | Bryan Still |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 68 | LOG | Joe Cocozzo |
| 63 | C | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 65 | ROG | Troy Sienkiewicz |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 89 | TE | Frank Hartley |
| 88 | TE | Freddie Jones |
| 5 | QB | Craig Whelihan |
| 41 | RB | Terrell Fletcher |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 98 | RDT | Shawn Lee |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 58 | OLB | Lew Bush |
| 55 | LILB | Junior Seau |
| 52 | RILB | James Burgess |
| 28 | LCB | Dwayne Harper |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 20 | FS | Mike Dumas |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29:59 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5/9 | 0/1 | 12 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 30:01 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7/17 | 3/3 | 10 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 26 | 178 | 6.8 | 24 | 1 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 198 | 6.8 | 24 | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Brown | 12 | 21 | 1.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Craig Whelihan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 0 | 240 | 7.3 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113.2 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 20 | 60.6 | 0 | 240 | 7.3 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113.2 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Craig Whelihan | 51 | 23 | 45.1 | 2 | 222 | 4.4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 23 | 45.1 | 2 | 222 | 4.4 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Ed McCaffrey | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 29 | 2 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Terrell Davis | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Howard Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 240 | 12.0 | 29 | 3 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Tony Martin | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Bryan Still | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Hartley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Freddie Jones | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 222 | 9.7 | 25 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Atwater | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22t | 1 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Tom Rouen | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||
| Darren Bennett | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 83 | 83.0 | 83t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 83 | 83.0 | 83t | 1 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 7 | 454 | 64.9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Greg Davis | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 | 25 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kenny Bynum | 7 | 0 | 158 | 22.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 158 | 22.6 | 57 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Neil Smith | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |